Speculation: Roster Building Thread Part XV: Trading up or down? - Mod Warning post #450

[GregSirico]

Wahlstom, Kaut, and Addison?
https://thehockeywriters.com/2018-thw-writers-nhl-mock-draft/

 

[Levitate]

I don’t think you understand the situation, whatever bullying went on — it’s not like there is any bets to hedge. You would have to be brain dead to think that it was called for. That is what it is.

But right now there is something else that is going on, and that is a — mega big — news story that is not good for anyone, at all.

There is no direct link between one g/f of a hockey player acting like a psychopath and it becoming a mega big news story. This news story is not good for any individual, it is not good at all for Ottawa Senators, it is not good for the NHL and it’s not good for hockey, it is in fact a PR nightmare.

This is the mess we have ended up with, and in this context you have someone who have acted like a psychopath but that alone should not have been enough to create this extreme mess. And it’s an extreme mess, its like headline news on CNN sports international, could like be the biggest ‘hockey story’ in a decade...

If you think this is about victim blaming you are just not grasping the situation.

Nah

 

[Trxjw]

Lucic and the 10th for Spooner?

They're either taking Smith or eating some of the contract. Otherwise I can't get on board. So if they ate $1.5M? Sure.

 

[B17 Apricots]

Wahlstom, Kaut, and Addison?
https://thehockeywriters.com/2018-thw-writers-nhl-mock-draft/

I'd be thrilled with all the picks 1st and 2nd round outside of maybe Groulx. I personally can't really say anything about him but I wouldn't want another Gropp pick

 

[Avery16]

Wouldn't Staal block the trade?

If he’s as good at blocking trades as he is at blocking shots, we’ve got a chance.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Swap Kaut out for someone else and that is pretty much my dream draft

 

[Trxjw]

If the Rangers passed on O'Brien and JBD I might flip my coffee table.

 

[DutchShamrock]

I believe Lucic also has a NTC that kicks in within the next couple seasons, meaning he would take up an expansion protection slot.

You know, just to play devil's advocate, he's from Vancouver and Vegas just rewrote the expansion roadmap. It's not a foregone conclusion he refuses to waive for the Seattle draft. Seattle taking him is another story, but he may not eat up a slot.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Let’s turn this into something bigger.......

Lucic 1/2 retained by Edmonton and #10 and next years first for Spooner and Smith

This makes no sense for Edmonton

 

[darko]

This makes no sense for Edmonton

Yeah none what so ever.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

There will probably be another round of compliance buy-outs after the next lockout. Will Seattle have their team before then or after?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Wahlstom, Kaut, and Addison?
https://thehockeywriters.com/2018-thw-writers-nhl-mock-draft/

A+

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

There will probably be another round of compliance buy-outs after the next lockout. Will Seattle have their team before then or after?

I don't know how smart it would be to operate under the assumption that there will be another set of buy-outs after the next lock out

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I don't know how smart it would be to operate under the assumption that there will be another set of buy-outs after the next lock out

I think teams will have a pretty good idea if there will or won't be

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I think teams will have a pretty good idea if there will or won't be

Sure, but I doubt they'd know at this point, so why start taking on giant contracts now? And who knows, there might not be another lockout because Bettman probably won't want to ruin what would be Seattle's first season with one after the season Vegas just had

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Sure, but I doubt they'd know at this point, so why start taking on giant contracts now? And who knows, there might not be another lockout because Bettman probably won't want to ruin what would be Seattle's first season with one after the season Vegas just had

Logically it doesn't make sense to not have them

 

[DutchShamrock]

Sure, but I doubt they'd know at this point, so why start taking on giant contracts now? And who knows, there might not be another lockout because Bettman probably won't want to ruin what would be Seattle's first season with one after the season Vegas just had

There's so many factors. Each team lost 2 decent players in a few years. You can argue the franchise fee is enough but maybe buyouts are something to appease teams.

 

[CaptBagel]

Swap Kaut out for someone else and that is pretty much my dream draft

Kaut at 26 is a steal!.
Why don't u like him?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Kaut at 26 is a steal!.
Why don't u like him?

I haven't seen him outside of the WJC, just going off of what some others have said.

Now that isn't the best way to go about things, but there are players in that range that I really like. Berggren intrigues the f*** out of me.

Wahlstrom+Addison is a HR draft for me already.

 

[GregSirico]

 

[Edge]

A+

That would also be a solid draft.

Interesting that they noted Kotkaniemi as a top six prospect.

I would be very curious to see how different teams view him.

 

[Edge]

There's so many factors. Each team lost 2 decent players in a few years. You can argue the franchise fee is enough but maybe buyouts are something to appease teams.

I would be shocked if owners did not push for a couple of buyout options in return for the “quality players we are giving up in order to make instant contenders.”

It will be a demand.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We knew this already didn't we?

 

[GregSirico]

We knew this already didn't we?

Sorta kinda ... but at least it's becoming more vocal.

 

[GregSirico]